sisyrinchium angustifolium (blue-eyed grass) native
$13.95
- AKA sisyrinchium graminoides
- forms a dense mounding clump of green blades
- clusters of showy blue flowers are even with the top of the foliage
- bloom time: late spring
- though it is called a grass, and looks like a grass, this plant is in the iris family
- zone 5
- height 45-50cm
- spread 10-15cm
- colour blue, violet-blue
- sisyrinchium is best grown in a moist but not wet soil, in full sun to partial shade
- they will self-seed in optimum conditions, so it is best to remove the flowers before they seed
- plants should be divided every few years to maintain health
- full sun, partial sun/shade
- rabbit resistant
- deer resistant
- native to ontario
- rock garden
- ground cover
- (image courtesy of NVK nurseries, NVK holdings inc.)